Bible - The Illuminated Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, Translated Out of the Original Tongues.Embellished with Sixteen Hundred Engravings by J.A. Adams, More Than Fourteen Hundred of which are From Original Designs by J.G. Chapman.

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The Illuminated Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, Translated Out of the Original Tongues.Embellished with Sixteen Hundred Engravings by J.A. Adams, More Than Fourteen Hundred of which are From Original Designs by J.G. Chapman.

NY, Harper & Brothers, 1846. With 1600 engravings by J.A. Adams, more than 1400 of which are from original designs by J.G. Chapman. Published in 54 issues for subscribers, and then bound, optionally with a picture of the owner's church engraved on the cover. Here offered in two volumes: The Old Testament and The New Testament bound separately, each featuring Trinity Church in New York on the cover. On both volumes, the front cover is detached, and there is staining and foxing, for the most part contained to endpages and prelims. The larger volume has a chip threatening at the crown. Overall, good copies, with the contents quite well-preserved. Weighty: domestic shipping only. [#036356] $600
On Sale: $420

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